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1 make matters worse
более того, в довершение всегоTo make matters worse, this dangerous river travel could not be done in the dark, and their working day was reduced to the six hours of daylight. (J. London, ‘Burning Daylight’, part I, ch. V) — Дело ухудшалось еще тем, что по этой опасной реке нельзя было путешествовать в темноте, и таким образом их дневная работа сводилась к шести часам.
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2 make matters worse
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3 make matters worse...
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5 make matters worse he was late
1) Общая лексика: более того (в довершение всего), он ещё и опоздал2) Макаров: более того, он ещё и опоздал, в довершение всего, он ещё и опоздалУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > make matters worse he was late
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6 to make matters worse
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8 he contrived to make matters worse
Общая лексика: он умудрился ухудшить положение делУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he contrived to make matters worse
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9 so that to make matters worse
Общая лексика: как на бедуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > so that to make matters worse
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10 that will only make matters worse
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > that will only make matters worse
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11 to make matters worse
1) jeter de l'huile sur le feu; aggraver la situation2) s'enferrerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to make matters worse
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worse [wɜ:s]1. adjective• I'm bad at English, but worse at maths je suis mauvais en anglais et pire en maths• things could be worse! ça pourrait être pire !• and, what's worse,... et, qui pis est...• and, to make matters worse, he... et pour ne rien arranger, il...• to be the worse for drink ( = drunk) être ivre• you're worse than he is! tu es pire que lui !d. ( = more harmful) smoking is worse for you than cholesterol le tabac est plus mauvais pour la santé que le cholestérol2. adverba. (in quality, behaviour) [sing, play] plus mal• and, worse,... et, qui pis est,...• now I'm worse off than before maintenant, je suis moins bien loti qu'avantb. ( = more intensely) it hurts worse than ever ça fait plus mal que jamais3. nounpire m* * *[wɜːs] 1.1) (more unsatisfactory, unpleasant) pireto get worse — [pressure, noise] augmenter; [conditions, weather] empirer
‘you missed the bus’ - ‘yes worse luck!’ — ‘tu as raté le bus’ - ‘oui pas de veine (colloq)!’
2) (more serious, severe) pire ( than que)and what is worse, she doesn't care — et le pire, c'est que ça lui est égal
to get worse (and worse) — [illness, conflict] s'aggraver; [patient] aller de plus en plus mal
to be made worse — être aggravé (by par)
you'll only make things ou it worse! — tu ne feras qu'empirer les choses!
and to make matters worse, he lied — et pour ne rien arranger, il a menti
3) ( of lower standard) pire ( than que)4) (more unwell, unhappy)to feel worse — ( more ill) se sentir plus malade; ( more unhappy) aller moins bien
5) ( more inappropriate)he couldn't have chosen a worse place to meet — il n'aurait pas pu choisir un lieu de rendez-vous moins approprié
2. 3.the decision couldn't have come at a worse time — la décision n'aurait pas pu arriver à un moment plus inopportun
1) (more unsatisfactorily, incompetently) moins bien ( than que)2) (more seriously, severely) [cough, bleed, vomit] plus -
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worse [wɜ:s](a) (not as good, pleasant as) pire, plus mauvais;∎ I'm a worse player than he is je joue plus mal que lui;∎ you're bad at French but he's worse tu es mauvais en français mais il est plus mauvais que toi;∎ the news is even worse than we expected les nouvelles sont encore plus mauvaises que nous ne pensions;∎ your writing is worse than mine votre écriture est pire que la mienne;∎ my writing is bad, but yours is worse j'écris mal, mais vous, c'est pire;∎ things are worse than you imagine les choses vont plus mal que vous l'imaginez;∎ it could have been worse! ça aurait pu être pire!;∎ I lost my money, and worse still or and what's worse, my passport j'ai perdu mon argent, et ce qui est plus grave, mon passeport;∎ worse than before/than ever pire qu'avant/que jamais;∎ how are things? - no worse than before comment ça va? - pas plus mal qu'avant;∎ the rain is worse than ever il pleut de plus en plus;∎ worse than useless complètement inutile;∎ to get or to grow worse empirer, s'aggraver;∎ to get worse and worse aller de mal en pis;∎ conditions got worse les conditions se sont aggravées ou détériorées;∎ his drug problem got worse son problème de drogue ne s'est pas arrangé;∎ things will get worse before they get better les choses ne sont pas près de s'améliorer;∎ his memory is getting worse sa mémoire est de moins en moins bonne;∎ you're only making things or matters worse vous ne faites qu'aggraver les choses;∎ she's only making things or matters worse for herself elle ne fait qu'aggraver son cas;∎ and, to make matters worse, he swore at the policeman et pour tout arranger, il a insulté le policier;∎ to make things worse, I lost my camera et pour tout arranger, j'ai perdu mon appareil photo;∎ there's nothing worse than arriving too early il n'y a rien de pire que d'arriver trop tôt;∎ worse things happen at sea! on a vu pire!, ce n'est pas la fin du monde!;∎ familiar worse luck! quelle poisse!(b) (in health) plus mal;∎ I feel worse je me sens encore plus mal ou encore moins bien;∎ her headache got worse son mal de tête s'est aggravé;∎ you'll only get worse if you go out in this awful weather ton état ne peut que s'aggraver si tu sors par ce temps∎ this carpet is looking rather the worse for wear cette moquette est plutôt défraîchie;∎ he's looking/feeling rather the worse for wear (tired, old) il n'a pas l'air/il ne se sent pas très frais; (drunk) il a l'air/il se sent plutôt éméché; (ill) il n'a pas l'air/il ne se sent pas très bien;∎ he was rather the worse for drink il était plutôt éméché(a) (less well) plus mal, moins bien;∎ he behaved worse than ever il ne s'est jamais aussi mal conduit;∎ he is worse off than before (in worse situation) sa situation a empiré; (even poorer) il est encore plus pauvre qu'avant;∎ you could or you might do worse than (to) marry him l'épouser, ce n'est pas ce que vous pourriez faire de pire;∎ she doesn't think any the worse of her for it elle ne l'en estime pas moins pour ça(b) (more severely → snow, rain) plus fort;∎ the noise went on worse than ever le vacarme a repris de plus belle3 nounpire m;∎ there's worse to come, worse is to come (in situation) le pire est à venir; (in story) il y a pire encore;∎ worse was to follow le pire était encore à venir;∎ I have seen worse j'en ai vu bien d'autres, j'ai vu pire;∎ there's been a change for the worse les choses se sont aggravées;∎ to take a turn for the worse (health, situation) se détériorer, se dégrader;∎ the economy has taken a turn for the worse la situation économique s'est aggravée;∎ the patient has taken a turn for the worse l'état du patient s'est aggravé;∎ American if worse comes to worse au pire, dans le pire des caspas plus mal;∎ he's apparently none the worse for his drinking session last night il n'a pas l'air de se ressentir de sa beuverie d'hier soir;∎ the little girl is none the worse for the experience la petite fille ne se ressent pas de son expérience -
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1 (more unsatisfactory, unpleasant) pire ; the next day was worse le lendemain a été pire ; there's nothing worse than il n'y a rien de pire que ; there's only one thing worse than il n'y a qu'une chose qui soit pire que ; they're worse than children! ils sont pires que des enfants! ; she can't be worse than her predecessor elle ne peut pas être pire que son prédécesseur ; you're worse for encouraging them to lie! tu es encore pire puisque tu les as poussés à mentir! ; he got worse as the years went on il est devenu pire avec l'âge ; the regime is no worse than that in many other countries le régime n'est pas pire que celui de beaucoup d'autres pays ; there are worse things in life than losing sleep il y a pire dans la vie que de perdre le sommeil ; the noise is worse il y a plus de bruit ; to get worse [pressure, noise] augmenter ; [conditions, weather] empirer ; ‘you missed the bus’-‘yes, worse luck!’ ‘tu as raté le bus’-‘oui, pas de veine ○ !’ ;2 (more serious, severe) pire (than que) ; it looks worse than it is! ça a l'air pire que ça ne l'est en vérité! ; the situation is even worse now/is worse than ever la situation est encore pire maintenant/est pire que jamais ; it could have been worse ça aurait pu être pire ; it couldn't be worse! ça ne pourrait pas être pire! ; and what is worse, she doesn't care et le pire, c'est que ça lui est égal ; to go from bad to worse aller de pire en pire ; to get worse (and worse) [illness, conflict] s'aggraver, empirer ; [patient] aller de plus en plus mal ; to be made worse être aggravé (by par) ; you'll only make things ou it worse! tu ne feras qu'empirer les choses! ; and to make matters worse, he lied et pour ne rien arranger, il a menti ;3 ( of lower standard) pire (than que) ; the film is worse than the book le film est pire que le livre ; this essay is bad but his is even worse cette rédaction est mauvaise mais la sienne est encore pire ; worse than usual pire que d'habitude ; to be even worse at languages être encore plus mauvais en langues ;4 (more unwell, unhappy) he's getting worse il va plus mal ; the cough is getting worse la toux empire ; to feel worse ( more ill) se sentir plus malade ; ( more unhappy) aller moins bien ; his death made me feel worse sa mort m'a démoralisé encore plus ; the more you move about, the worse it gets plus on bouge pire c'est ; he is none the worse for the experience il ne se porte pas plus mal après cette expérience ; it was a hard life but they're none the worse for it c'était une vie dure mais ils ne s'en portent pas plus mal ; so much the worse for them! tant pis pour eux! ;5 ( more inappropriate) he couldn't have chosen a worse place to meet il n'aurait pas pu choisir un lieu de rendez-vous moins approprié ; the decision couldn't have come at a worse time la décision n'aurait pas pu arriver à un moment plus inopportun.B n there is worse to come ce n'est pas encore le pire ; worse was to follow ce n'était pas encore le pire ; to change for the worse empirer ; things took a turn for the worse les choses ont empiré ; it could mean prison or worse ça pourrait entraîner la prison ou pire.1 (more unsatisfactorily, incompetently) moins bien (than que) ; he plays the piano worse than you! il joue moins bien au piano que toi! ; to behave worse se conduire plus mal ; you could do worse than take early retirement ce ne serait pas si mal de partir en préretraite ; she could do worse than follow his example ce ne serait pas si mal si elle suivait son exemple ;2 (more seriously, severely) [cough, bleed, vomit] plus ; worse still, there are signs of unrest pire encore, il y a des signes d'agitation ; she could complain or worse, report you to the police elle pourrait se plaindre ou pire, te dénoncer à la police. -
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1. adjective compar. ofacademic.ru/5024/bad">bad 1. schlechter; schlimmer [Schmerz, Krankheit, Benehmen]things could not/could be worse — es kann nicht mehr schlimmer kommen/es könnte schlimmer sein
the food is bad, and the service worse — das Essen ist schlecht und die Bedienung noch schlechter
he's getting worse — mit ihm wird es schlimmer; (his health) ihm geht es schlechter
be worse than useless — [Sache:] mehr als unbrauchbar sein; [Person:] ein hoffnungsloser Fall sein
somebody is [none] the worse for something — jemandem geht es wegen etwas [nicht] schlechter
worse and worse — immer schlechter/schlimmer
to make matters worse,... — zu allem Übel...
it could have been worse — es hätte schlimmer sein od. kommen können
2. adverb compar. ofworse luck! — so ein Pech!; see also drink 1. 3); wear 1. 1)
badly schlechter; schlimmer, schlechter [sich benehmen]3. nounworse and worse — immer schlechter/schlimmer; see also better 3. 1); off 1. 7)
she might do worse than settle for that job — es wäre bestimmt kein Fehler, wenn sie sich für die Stelle entschiede
take a turn for the worse — sich verschlechtern; [Krankheit:] sich verschlimmern
there is worse to come — es kommt noch schlimmer; see also worst 3. 1)
* * *((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) sich verbessern,...schlimmern* * *[wɜ:s, AM wɜ:rs]stop, I can't take any \worse! hör auf, ich kann nicht noch mehr ertragen!that only makes matters \worse das macht alles nur noch schlimmerand to make matters \worse... und was alles noch schlimmer macht,...it could have been [or come] \worse es hätte schlimmer sein [o kommen] können▪ to be \worse than... schlechter/schlimmer sein als...he's [got] \worse es geht ihm schlechtermy cold seems to be getting \worse meine Erkältung scheint schlimmer zu werden [o sich zu verschlimmern3.▶ to be [all] the \worse for sb für jdn schlimme Folgen haben▶ \worse things have happened at sea! es gibt Schlimmeres!▶ so much the \worse for sb um so schlimmer für jdnyou would be none the \worse for some basic manners, young man! etwas Benehmen würde Ihnen nicht schaden, junger Mann!he did \worse than he was expecting in the exams er schnitt beim Examen schlechter als erwartet abyou could do a lot \worse than marry her dir kann doch gar nichts Besseres passieren, als sie zu heiraten▪ to be \worse off [than...] schlechter dran sein [als...]to get \worse and \worse immer schlechter werden, sich akk immer mehr verschlechtern2. (to introduce statement)even \worse,... was noch schlimmer ist,...1. (condition)▪ the \worse das Schlechtereto change for the \worse schlechter werden, sich akk verschlechtern [o verschlimmern], sich akk zum Schlechten verändern* * *[wɜːs]1. adj compschlechter; (morally, with bad consequences) schlimmer, ärgerit gets worse and worse —
the patient is worse than he was yesterday — dem Patienten geht es schlechter als gestern
the patient is getting worse — der Zustand des Patienten verschlechtert sich or wird schlechter
his "corrections" only made it worse — er hat alles nur verschlimmbessert
it will be the worse for you — das wird für dich unangenehme Folgen haben
he's none the worse for it — er hat sich nichts dabei getan, es ist ihm nichts dabei passiert
2. adv compschlechterto be worse off than... — schlechter dran sein als... (inf), in einer schlechteren Lage sein als...
I could do a lot worse than accept their offer — es wäre bestimmt kein Fehler, wenn ich das Angebot annähme
3. nSchlechtere(s) nt; (morally, with regard to consequences) Schlimmere(s) nt* * *worse and worse immer schlechter oder schlimmer;the worse desto schlimmer;that only made matters worse das machte es nur noch schlimmer;make it worse (Redew) um das Unglück vollzumachen;he is worse than yesterday es geht ihm schlechter als gestern;2. schlechter gestellt:(not) be the worse for (nicht) schlecht wegkommen bei, (keinen) Schaden erlitten haben durch, (nicht) schlechter gestellt sein wegen;he is none the worse for it es ist ihm dabei nichts passiert;you would be none the worse for a walk ein Spaziergang würde dir gar nichts schaden;be the worse for drink betrunken seinB adv schlechter, schlimmer, ärger:none the worse nicht schlechter;be worse off schlechter daran sein;you could do worse than get a haircut du könntest dir ruhig mal die Haare schneiden lassenC s Schlechteres n, Schlimmeres n:worse followed Schlimmeres folgte;if worse comes to worse schlimmstenfalls;have ( oder get) the worse den Kürzer(e)n ziehen, schlechter wegkommen; → bad1 B 1, better1 B 1, change B 1, C 1 turn1 A 8 b* * *1. adjective compar. ofbad 1. schlechter; schlimmer [Schmerz, Krankheit, Benehmen]things could not/could be worse — es kann nicht mehr schlimmer kommen/es könnte schlimmer sein
the food is bad, and the service worse — das Essen ist schlecht und die Bedienung noch schlechter
he's getting worse — mit ihm wird es schlimmer; (his health) ihm geht es schlechter
be worse than useless — [Sache:] mehr als unbrauchbar sein; [Person:] ein hoffnungsloser Fall sein
somebody is [none] the worse for something — jemandem geht es wegen etwas [nicht] schlechter
worse and worse — immer schlechter/schlimmer
to make matters worse,... — zu allem Übel...
it could have been worse — es hätte schlimmer sein od. kommen können
2. adverb compar. ofworse luck! — so ein Pech!; see also drink 1. 3); wear 1. 1)
badly schlechter; schlimmer, schlechter [sich benehmen]3. nounworse and worse — immer schlechter/schlimmer; see also better 3. 1); off 1. 7)
she might do worse than settle for that job — es wäre bestimmt kein Fehler, wenn sie sich für die Stelle entschiede
take a turn for the worse — sich verschlechtern; [Krankheit:] sich verschlimmern
there is worse to come — es kommt noch schlimmer; see also worst 3. 1)
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((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) mejorar/empeorar; volverse mejor/peor; dar un giro para mejor/peorworse adj adv peortr[wɜːs]1 (comp of bad) peor1 (comp of badly) peor; (more intensely) más1 lo peor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe worse for drink borracho,-ato get worse empeorarto get worse and worse ir de mal en peorto go from bad to worse ir de mal en peorto make matters worse para colmo de desgracias, por si fuera pocoworse luck! ¡mala suerte!worse still lo que es peor, peor aúnto feel worse: sentirse peorfrom bad to worse: de mal en peorto get worse: empeorarworse n: estado m peorto take a turn for the worse: ponerse peorso much the worse: tanto peoradj.• peor adj.adv.• peor adv.
I wɜːrs, wɜːsthe play wasn't very good, but I've seen worse — la obra no era muy buena, pero las he visto peores
he couldn't have phoned at a worse time — no podía haber llamado en peor momento or en un momento menos oportuno
he could've been hurt or worse — podría haber resultado herido, o podría haberle pasado algo peor
Grandad has got worse since he's been in hospital — el abuelo se ha puesto peor desde que está en el hospital
things are getting worse and worse — las cosas van de mal en peor, las cosas están cada vez peor
if you scratch it, it'll only make it worse — si te rascas, es peor
to make things worse, it started snowing — por si fuera poco, empezó a nevar
what was worse was that... — peor aún fue que...
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[wɜːs]he's taken a turn for the worse — se ha puesto peor, ha empeorado
1.ADJ (compar)of bad; peor•
it could be worse — podría ser peor•
it's even worse than we'd predicted — es todavía peor de lo que habíamos pronosticadomy eyesight is getting worse — mi vista va a peor, cada vez veo peor, cada vez tengo peor vista
to get worse and worse — ponerse cada vez peor, ir de mal en peor
things will get worse before they get better — las cosas empeorarán antes de que se les vea la punta
it gets worse — (preparing sb for bad news) lo peor no es eso
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to make sth worse — empeorar algoit'll only make matters or things worse — sólo empeorará las cosas
and, to make matters worse,... — y, para colmo de desgracia,...
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he appeared none the worse for his ordeal — no parecía desmejorado a pesar de su terrible experiencia•
there's nothing worse than... — no hay nada peor que...•
to be worse off — (lit, fig) estar peor•
it's like last time, only worse — es como la última vez, solo que peor•
to be the worse for drink — ir cargado de copas *bad, bark, better, wear•
what was worse — para colmo (de males)2.ADV (compar)of badly; peorI sang worse than he did or than him — yo cantaba peor que él
you could or might do worse than give her a call — sería aconsejable que la llamarás
3.Nturnthere was worse to come, worse was to come — lo peor todavía estaba por verse, aún quedaba lo peor
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I [wɜːrs, wɜːs]the play wasn't very good, but I've seen worse — la obra no era muy buena, pero las he visto peores
he couldn't have phoned at a worse time — no podía haber llamado en peor momento or en un momento menos oportuno
he could've been hurt or worse — podría haber resultado herido, o podría haberle pasado algo peor
Grandad has got worse since he's been in hospital — el abuelo se ha puesto peor desde que está en el hospital
things are getting worse and worse — las cosas van de mal en peor, las cosas están cada vez peor
if you scratch it, it'll only make it worse — si te rascas, es peor
to make things worse, it started snowing — por si fuera poco, empezó a nevar
what was worse was that... — peor aún fue que...
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I 1. [wɜːs]1) (more unsatisfactory, unpleasant, serious etc.) peggiore ( than di, che)to get worse — [pressure, noise] aumentare; [conditions, weather] peggiorare
and what is worse,... — e il peggio è che...
to get worse (and worse) — peggiorare (sempre di più), aggravarsi
you'll only make things o it worse! non farai che peggiorare le cose! and to make matters worse,... e per peggiorare le cose,...; to be even worse at languages — andare ancora peggio con le lingue
2) (more unwell, unhappy)2. II [wɜːs]the decision couldn't have come at a worse time — la decisione non sarebbe potuta arrivare in un momento peggiore
1) (more unsatisfactorily, incompetently) peggio ( than di, che)2) (more seriously, severely) [cough, bleed, vomit] di più* * *((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) migliorare; peggiorare* * *I 1. [wɜːs]1) (more unsatisfactory, unpleasant, serious etc.) peggiore ( than di, che)to get worse — [pressure, noise] aumentare; [conditions, weather] peggiorare
and what is worse,... — e il peggio è che...
to get worse (and worse) — peggiorare (sempre di più), aggravarsi
you'll only make things o it worse! non farai che peggiorare le cose! and to make matters worse,... e per peggiorare le cose,...; to be even worse at languages — andare ancora peggio con le lingue
2) (more unwell, unhappy)2. II [wɜːs]the decision couldn't have come at a worse time — la decisione non sarebbe potuta arrivare in un momento peggiore
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1) ( not as good) schlechter;(more difficult, unpleasant) schlimmer, ärger;stop, I can't take any \worse! hör auf, ich kann nicht noch mehr ertragen!;that only makes matters \worse das macht alles nur noch schlimmer;and to make matters \worse... und was alles noch schlimmer macht,...;to be \worse than... schlechter/schlimmer sein als...he's [got] \worse es geht ihm schlechter;my cold seems to be getting \worse meine Erkältung scheint schlimmer zu werden [o sich zu verschlimmern];PHRASES:\worse things have happened at sea! es gibt Schlimmeres!;[a bit] the \worse for wear ( fam) [ziemlich] mitgenommen, abgenutzt;to be [all] the \worse for sb für jdn schlimme Folgen haben;sb is none the \worse for sth jdm tut es um etw akk nicht leid;you would be none the \worse for some basic manners, young man! etwas Benehmen würde Ihnen nicht schaden, junger Mann!;so much the \worse for sb umso schlimmer für jdn adv1) ( less well) schlechter;( more seriously) schlimmer;he did \worse than he was expecting in the exams er schnitt beim Examen schlechter als erwartet ab;you could do a lot \worse than marry her dir kann doch gar nichts Besseres passieren, als sie zu heiraten;to be \worse off [than...] schlechter dran sein [als...];to get \worse and \worse immer schlechter werden, sich akk immer mehr verschlechtern2) ( to introduce statement)even \worse,... was noch schlimmer ist,... n1) ( condition)the \worse das Schlechtere; -
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((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) snu seg til det bedre/verreIsubst. \/wɜːs\/noe (enda) verredo worse komme dårligere ut av detfor the worse til det dårligereput to the worse ( gammeldags) beseireIIadj. (komp. av: bad, badly, ill) \/wɜːs\/1) verre, dårligereslutt, ellers blir det verst for deg selv2) (som adverb:) verre, dårligereand, what's worse og, det som verre erbe none the worse ikke ha tatt skade avbe the worse for ta skade avbe the worse for drink se ➢ drink, 1be the worse for wear se ➢ wear, 1be worse off ha det verre, være dårligere stilt, ha det vanskeligereget\/grow\/become worse bli verre, bli dårligere, forverreslike somebody none the worse se ➢ like, 2make matters worse på toppen av det hele, for å gjøre saken enda verremake\/render worse gjøre verre, gjøre dårligereso much the worse desto verreworse luck se ➢ luck
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make matters worse — make matters/things/worse phrase used for talking about something that makes a bad situation worse These new crops are making matters worse by destroying traditional agriculture. Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym … Useful english dictionary
make matters worse — verb To worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances, typically by acting rashly, foolishly, or incompetently. His resentful attitude only made matters worse during the custody proceedings … Wiktionary
make matters worse — v. make a bad situation worse, cause a difficult situation become more awful … English contemporary dictionary
make things worse — make matters/things/worse phrase used for talking about something that makes a bad situation worse These new crops are making matters worse by destroying traditional agriculture. Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym … Useful english dictionary
to make matters worse — make a bad situation worse, cause a difficult situation become more awful … English contemporary dictionary
to make matters worse — with the result that a bad situation is made worse … Useful english dictionary
worse — worse1 [wə:s US wə:rs] adj [: Old English; Origin: wiersa, wyrsa] 1.) [the comparative of bad] more unpleasant, bad, or severe →↑better worse than ▪ The violence was worse than we expected. ▪ The traffic is much worse after five o clock. ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
worse — worse1 [ wɜrs ] adjective *** more unpleasant or bad than something else or than before: worse than: The injury looked a lot worse than it really was. get worse: Our performance got worse as the game went on. worse and worse: The company s… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
worse — I UK [wɜː(r)s] / US [wɜrs] adjective *** a) more unpleasant or bad than something else or than before Some said they d never seen a worse film. get worse: Our performance got worse as the game went on. worse than: The injury looked a lot worse… … English dictionary
worse — 1 adjective 1 (the comparative of bad) not as good as someone or something else, or more unpleasant or of a lower standard: The meal couldn t have been much worse. | worse than: The weather was worse than last year. | there s nothing worse than… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
worse*/*/*/ — [wɜːs] adj I 1) more unpleasant or bad than something else, or than before Ant: better Our performance got worse as the game went on.[/ex] The company s financial problems are getting worse and worse.[/ex] The injury looked a lot worse than it… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
